Exercises

Hazardous operations are underway until further notice in the Eastern Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, between 10-59N and 13-05N, 064-14W and 066-43W.

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1100/23

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · VENEZUELA 17/23 212200Z SEP 23.. Issued 2023-09-22 13:25Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Caribbean Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2023-09-22 13:25Z
status: Cancelled notice
authority: VENEZUELA 17/23 212200Z SEP 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: VENEZUELA
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 12.034, -65.475
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
VENEZUELA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUND BY
13-05.00N 066-43.00W, 10-59.10N 066-43.00W,
10-59.10N 064-14.00W, 13-05.00N 064-14.00W.

Reading this warning

Hazardous operations: NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
Until further notice: The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · military exercises

6 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Wolker light 11-48.70N 066-11.08W unlitNav aids · 43.8 nm
Orchila pier beacon 11-48.43N 066-12.00W unlitNav aids · 44.7 nm
Punta oriental light 10-54.00N 065-12.30W unlitNav aids · 69.9 nm
Robledal light 11-02.59N 064-22.63W unlitNav aids · 87.8 nm
Punta tigre light 11-04.92N 064-13.00W temporarily removedNav aids · 93.5 nm
Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 10-59.88N 064-17.05W, 11-11.68N…Exercises · 100.6 nm
Punta palanquete light 10-49.90N 064-12.60W unlitNav aids · 103.7 nm
Punta charagato light 10-50.48N 064-09.38W unlitNav aids · 105.6 nm
Dangerous wreck in 10-13.39N 064-42.22WWrecks · 117.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

32 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-27 19:52Z; source collection times vary.

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.